Thank you all for coming to the My Block, My Hood, My City Potluck. The Chicago I envision looks a lot like the city-wide potluck. People from all different communities gathered together, smiling and proud of their neighborhood and their heritage, yet celebrating a more interconnected city.

I personally met 74 people from 32 different Chicago communities and 7 suburbs. Meeting people from different walks of life is what people come to expect from a My Block, My Hood, My City event.

The potluck was a success, and most people expressed that they couldn’t wait to come to another city-wide potluck. We will definitely hold another one in the coming months to give even more people an opportunity to eat, learn, and connect.

Interconnectivity is what I stand for. It is my life mission to bring people together. We are all Chicagoans, and we share this same short moment of life together.

We have to continue to meet the challenge to desegregate our city because if that state of mind prevails, it would be horrible for Chicago’s future. Segregation prevents people from different social economic statuses to share ideas and seize opportunities.